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G.L. Vitale Family Foundation awards $115,000 to community organizations. Here are the recipients
The G.L. Vitale Family Foundation has awarded a total of $115,000 to three community organizations with varied ways to serve the Knox County community. The Galesburg Symphony Center will provide music instruction and more, the Knox County YMCA will put the donation toward a PlayZone, and CASA of West Central Illinois will continue its mission of helping abused and neglected children in the court system.
Hope Initiative could have two homes at least through start of 2025
The Hope Initiative will technically have two locations, at least for awhile. The relatively new local organization has been operating out of warehouse space at the Galesburg Rescue Mission, before the Benedict Family Foundation offered them the space in the just-purchased former Churchill Junior High School location they will open in starting in January.
Director of CASA of West Central Illinois to serve on national Rural Leadership Council
CASA of West Central Illinois’ Executive Director, Kelly Radeke, has been selected by the National CASA/GAL Association to serve on its Rural Leadership Council. The purpose of the Rural Leadership Council is to advise and partner with National CASA/GAL on policies, resources, and strategies that impact rural programs, bring a voice to National CASA/GAL’s work on developing a network-wide growth process and strategy, and to conceptualize and develop support systems, tools, and communications specific to the needs of rural programs.
Knox County property transfers for June 13-18, 2024. See a list of home and other sales
The Knox County Assessment Office submits the following Illinois real estate transfer declaration transactions recorded in Knox County the week of June 13-18, 2024. Only the primary name as listed on the submitted sales report is published. Additional owners’ names that would be on the full deed may not appear in this list.
UPDATE: One killed in fatal downtown motorcycle accident
A fatal motorcycle accident took place Wednesday night in downtown Galesburg. Galesburg Police responded to the Cherry and Simmons Streets intersection at 7:19 p.m. for a report of a motorcycle accident. They believe that two motorcycles were riding south on Cherry Street when they became entangled causing the victim to...
Man, injured in shooting, arrested for murder
The Galesburg man who had been hospitalized since being injured in a fatal shooting almost two weeks ago is now in custody. Galesburg Police and Knox County Jail records both confirm Chase Houlden, Jr., 19, was booked into the Knox County Jail Tuesday after being released from a Peoria hospital.
Monmouth-Roseville hires Galesburg AD as new principal. D205 begins ‘expedited search’ for replacement
Monmouth-Roseville has a new high school principal, a move that will force Galesburg District 205 to start the search for a new athletic director. Eric Matthews, athletic director for Galesburg District 205 the past six years, was unanimously approved as the new principal at Monmouth-Roseville High School at Tuesday’s District 238 school board meeting. The vote was 5-0, with two board members absent Tuesday.
Expanded mission, and potential ‘Community Center’-like activities; Hope Initiative to move in to former Churchill building
A new Galesburg organization that has been operating out of the former Galesburg Rescue Mission location will now instead move in to another property recently purchased by the same owner. The Hope Initiative says they will take over the former Churchill Junior High School space that Rob Benedict and the...
Police looking for Kewanee man in connection with local homicide
Illinois State Police are looking for the region’s help in finding a so-called person of interest after a man ended up dead earlier this month. Troopers say James Reed III, 26, Kewanee, is wanted for questioning after a body was found inside a home June 8 – this, after Kewanee Police responded to the home in the 800 block of West Division St. in Kewanee for a welfare check.
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